People who were surfing at Currumbin Alley off the Gold Coast of Australia at 8:48am on Sunday 8th May have been left reeling in shock after a man in his forties was killed in a freak accident whilst riding the waves.
The surfer, who has not yet been identified, failed to catch the crest of a wave and as he was coming down a fibreglass boat following shortly behind collided with him, causing serious injury.
The boat did a U-turn to return to the aid of the surfer, and fellow surfers in the surrounding waters also rushed over in their wetsuits to the scene.
Surf-skier Sharon Kyme gave the following account of the tragic events: “I was holding his head and …we had to bandage his head with a towel.
“Once we got him to the boat ramp the lifeguards and ambulance came quickly, helped keep him still, and gave assistance.
“He was not talking, but was breathing.”'
Regional duty officer Inspector Geoff Palmer said that in “an area with surf across the bar and boats going in and out, this had a propensity to happen”. The surfer was rushed to the Gold Coast Hospital in a critical condition where medics were unable to save his life and later pronounced him dead.
The boat driver is said to have been treated for shock.
Palmer warns that this sad event should be a reminder to both surfers and boat users to be more aware of one another when riding the ocean.
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